Drinking-fountain.



' B. KAMINSKY.

.DRINKING FOUNTAIN. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 16, 1909.

Patented Apr. 26, 1910.

WITNESSES:

' tam smooth, steady BENNETT KAMIN SKY, OF IN DIAN APOLI S, INDIANA, .ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF 'IO.

JU LIUS M. KAMINSKY, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

DRINKINGTFOUNTAIN.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENNETT KAMINBKY, of Indianapolis, of Indiana, have invented a certain new and useful Drinking-Fountain; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference be-' ing had to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals refer to like parts.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved sanitary drinking fountain, particularly adapted for public schools and other public drinking places, the idea being to converge-a number of streams issuing from substantially opposite points to a single point so 'as to cause an upward geyser-like column of'water, to which thedrinker can apply his mouth, and the unused water drops down .through the device.

Aubiher feature of the invention consists in restricting the outlet of the nozzles to obstreams therefrom.

Another feature consists in providing .a lnumber ofnozzle tubes arranged in a circle around the center,.and an annular brace or ring for holding them in place. Along with the foregoing is the idea of the tubes xterminating within said brace, and continuing, the passageway for the water by providing discharge holes-in the brace or ring.

The full nature of the invention 'will be. understood from the accompanying drawings and the following description and claims.

In the drawings Fi ure 1 is "a'perspective view of a drinking ountain. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through it showing it in use.

A pipe 10 is provided leading from some suitable supply of water under pressure. On that pipe the head 11 is screwed, from which a number of nozzle tubes 12 lead. There are eight of these herein shown and their upper ends are arranged in a circle around a center, so that the streams discharged by them will meet at a substantially central point. Said nozzle tubes at their upper ends enter or project into and are secured within an annular ring 14 thatbraces them and holds them in place, and, in .the form herein shown,'

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed August 16, 1 909. Serial No. 513,010.

are provided with outlet openin county of Marion, and State way, through the tubes point in the center of the or holes are a continuation oft e passa e- 12. These out et openings 15 for the nozzles in the ring .14. are horizontally disposed so as to discharge horizontal streams of water to a central 5 which of the ring 14. Sald nozzle openings 15 are reduced in diameter as compared with the openings through the tubes 12, so that the the tubes 12 and.

water m a sense backs in steady smooth streams come out through the openings 15. A considerable portion ofthe water at the meeting point is thrown upwardly to form a geyser-like column of water, and the unused water drops down through the device, so that it forms a very sanitar drinkingfountain. :The mouth or chin o the drinker does not come into contact .with any part of the device, and the water flows down through the ring Mend the central art of the device. at I cliiim as in invention and desire to secure by Letters l htent is:

1.-A drinking fountain including means for discharging more thantwo horizontal streams of water that converge at a single point, whereby a jet of water is thrown upwardly at the point of meeting.

2. A drinking fountain including more than two tubes with their outlet ends arranged substantially equidistant from each other and around a central point, and a ring brace secured to the outlet ends thereof for holding them .in place.

3. A drinking fountain including more than two tubes with their outlet ends arranged substantially equidistant from each other and around a central point, a ring brace secured to the outlet ends of said tubes and into which the ends of said tubes extend, and outlet orifices in said ring brace leading from the ends of said tubes.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my ignaturegin the presence of thewitnesses here n named.

BENNETT KAMINSKY.

Witnesses:

.G. H.; BOINK, HI'RAM'B. PATTEN.

Patented Apr. 26, 1910.

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